Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 58151

School Meals: Procurement

Tabled: 9 June 2025

Answered: 25 June 2025

Question

Sir John Hayes

Conservative — South Holland and The Deepings

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential contribution of school food procurement to the resilience of the (a) fruit and (b) vegetable supply chain.

Answer

Stephen Morgan

The new national procurement policy statement sets out requirements for government contracts, favouring products certified to high environmental standards that we think British producers operating to high standards are well-placed to meet.We are engaging ...

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